Woods returns to action

Updated 13.45 Thu Jun 12 2008
Keywords: adam scott, phil mickelson, golf, tiger woods, us open, sport

Tiger Woods will put his left knee to the test at the US Open in California.

The world's best player has not been involved in competition since the Masters in April.

"He has had huge layoffs and come back and won" - Phil Mickelson

He has had surgery on the knee and the moment of truth comes in the first round at Torrey Pines, where Woods will play the first two rounds with Phil Mickelson and Adam Scott, who are currently ranked second and third in the world respectively.

Mickelson said: "I think that he has come back from injury and won the first week back in the past. He has had huge layoffs and come back and won.

"He takes a bunch of time off before his tournament in LA there and he comes out and he wins.

"I just don't see how it's going to have a negative effect on him."

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